Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro

They are in! Our limited-run “I’m not playing with a full deck” t-shirts are here. For now, these are exclusively gifted to participants of my Personality Poker sessions and those enrolled in the Personality Poker

People often ask me if Personality Poker® is just DiSC or Myers-Briggs with cards. The answer? A resounding NO. Personality Poker was designed specifically for innovation, not just as another personality test. And unlike traditional

Recently, during a webinar on speaking and thought leadership, a simple question came up: What does it take to create long-term success? Here are five principles that apply to any business, and how one example,

🎯 I’m Doubling Down on Personality Poker® Twenty years ago, I created a card-based activity to help teams collaborate more effectively and innovate more consistently. It was a side project I never expected to take

I was never destined to be an engineer. Sure, I studied industrial engineering at Cornell, but my only A+ came in public speaking. (Yes, at Cornell, we actually had A+ as a grade.) That was

I’ve been thinking about this: the more our world is shaped by AI and digital content, the more we may yearn for what’s real—original, authentic, and physical. I’ve observed this trend across different fields, from

(And why I’d probably do it again…) In June 2024, I released what might be my most important book to date: PIVOTAL: Creating Stability in an Uncertain World. It tackles some of today’s most pressing

Is there something you loved doing as a kid that you stopped doing as an adult? A passion that once lit you up but faded away over time? For me, that passion was the saxophone.

PIVOTAL was selected as one of the top business books of 2024 by American Book Fest, and is a finalist for the Foreword Indie Awards. The winners for the latter will be named in June.

In a world obsessed with chasing the next big thing, I’m doing the opposite. Instead of scrambling to reinvent myself or my work, I’m doubling down—or maybe even going all in—on Personality Poker®. Why? Because

What you hear and see below is 100% AI-generated lyrics, music, images, and captions. I’m focusing more on Personality Poker these days, so I thought a song about it that sounded like an old-time Vegas-style

I had the great pleasure of joining Tony Martignetti on “The Virtual Campfire” podcast. Here’s the description of our episode. Stephen Shapiro joins Tony Martignetti to share his incredible journey of overcoming adversity and the

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